since 2020 2001
tailor-made storytelling
19/04
Hi Patrick
New director
Dutch director and animator Patrick Louwerse has stepped into our world and we have entered his. With a unique mix of handcrafted animations, miniature set design, VFX and live action film, he creates unique worlds in which shoes fly, laces pop and color and sound sway together in the setting sun. His high concept ideas were chosen by Converse, Carhartt and Nike. And be sure to check out his latest series for Camper, made in full lockdown.
Don’t be shy, call us.
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14/04
Play Sports - Play-offs 2022
by Jef Boes
Jef Boes directed this tribute by the SK Lierse fans to this seasons' underdog USG. Will history repeat itself 25 years later? Follow it on Play Sports.
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18/03
Ikraaan - Dans
by Mous Lamrabat
Ikraaan's newest music video is out! A one-taker directed by Mous Lamrabat.
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08/03
State of Art
driven by craft, Tom & Greenwood
New work for State Of Art together with Fitzroy Amsterdam, featuring Tom Waes and directed by Greenwood - the newest addition to our roster!
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04/01
Vuilste Jobs Vips
A dirty job for VTMGO
AKA developed a weekly "shorty" for VTMgo where flemish celebs fully commit themselves to a job that they would otherwise probably never do in their lives. A first pleasant collab with editor-in-chief & director Mathieu Berghs.
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16/12
Telenet - Ready for tomorrow
by Sidney Van Wichelen
A story about technology and how it brings people together. How it helps us to dare more, dream bigger, support others, and be ourselves. A powerful end of year message by Telenet, created together with TBWA and Sidney Van Wichelen.
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12/12
#WhatTheSmoke
by Jasper Declercq
A Tiktok mini series with flemish influencers tackling the negative consequences of smoking. Created in collaboration with DDB for Kom Op Tegen Kanker.
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09/11
Hippo & Friends
collab with Volstok
This bird helps all little hippos deal with diabetes type 1. Want to know more? www.hippoandfriends.be.
So proud of this video we created for Hippo&friends, together with Volstok and Mauro Pawlowski.
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29/10
Intergalactic lovers
Shortfilm by Charlotte De Cort
Charlotte De Cort made an enchanting video trilogy together with Lara Chedraoui, frontwoman of Intergalactic Lovers. Each chapter in the Liquid Love triptych corresponds to a song on the new album.
The shortfilm is selected for the Ostend film festival in march 2022.
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08/10
Belfius - For Your Love
by Craig Moore
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19/09
BeSafe
by Younes Haidar
A docu series about mutual respect. By Younes Haidar in collaboration with Bridgeneers.
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30/06
Hola, Javier Barcala
New director
Proud to announce the arrival of director Javier Barcala at AKA. A creative jack of all trades living in Brussels & Madrid, with a big love for fashion and a strong artistic vision.
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07/06
MNM Marathonradio
by Eloi Nsanzabandi
An empowerment for all the students working their asses off in june: you are not alone!
A pleasant first colab with director Eloi Nsanzabandi. For MNM and Wunderman Thompson.
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03/06
Creative Belgium Awards
Silver & Bronze for AKA De Mensen
5 shortlists, Bronze for Cultural Pro Leage and Silver for the Play Sports campaign with TBWA. PARTY TIME!
A cute addition to the award shelve @ De Mensen :)
Watch the CPL casemovie
25/05
Child Focus
by Nathalie Basteyns
What to do when your child goes missing? Something every parent should know.
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11/04
BOIC / Team Belgium
by Ralf Demesmaeker
It's a fashion film. It's a videoclip. It's pounding techno music. Belgium's finest. Running into surrealism. A first. A beauty. AKA x Team Belgium.
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25/03
Hi Toby Dye!
new director
English filmmaker Toby Dye has directed iconic, genre-defying work for some of the world’s biggest brands, bands, channels and platforms. He began his career in documentary, and whilst this continues to influence his approach, today Toby works across multiple genres. Inventive and bold, he’s become known for pushing boundaries in film and storytelling, developing a fresh visual style coupled with a tonality to his work that deeply engages audiences thanks to its unsentimental honesty. Toby has picked up numerous awards, and has helmed campaigns for major brands such as Heineken, Ford, Netflix, Volkswagen, McDonalds and American Express.
Check him out
17/03
Play Sports - play-offs
by Tom Willems
Tom Willems directed the new campaign for Play Sports. Five commercials about 5 contenders for the play-offs. As Genkie at heart, we had a slightly biased director on set. To balance that out we've embedded the Antwerp commercial, featuring Guido Belcanto. ;)
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12/03
Welcome Craig
new director
Meet Craig Moore, the newest addition to our roster. Craig is a South-African who recently moved to Antwerp. A director born for cinematic sports storytelling and strong visual lifestyle themes. Don’t be shy, call us.
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20/02
Ode to the volunteers
by Jaan Stevens & Michiel Venmans
This one’s for all the volunteers. New work for Sport Vlaanderen.
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14/02
Love Campaigns
by Tobias Deruwe
We welcomed some of Belgium’s finest creatives (and Jasper ;-) ) in our studio to talk about their love campaign of 2020. New work for Creative Belgium.
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05/02
AG ASO
by Jasper Declercq
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14/12
Play Sports/Simon
by Sidney Van Wichelen
The first two Play Sports films scored so well that TBWA decided to continue the saga with 'potentially the best keeper in the world' Simon Mignolet. Directed by 'potentially the best director in the world' Sidney Van Wichelen.
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25/11
Best videoclip 2020
Eefje de Visser – Bitterzoet (Tobi Jonson)
Tobi Jonson & Eefje De Visser won the award for Best Video at the Red Bull Elektropedia Awards 2020. Produced in the first months after AKA De Mensen was born in the summer of 2019. Congrats to the whole team!
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13/11
Keep moving
by Jasper Declercq
Same lockdown, same encouragement, different execution. Keep moving people!
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03/11
UNTZ
by Hyun Lories & Laura Van Haecke
The trilogy is complete! Hyun and Laura turned this third StuBru film into a raving beauty. Press 'Watch' to 'Untz'.
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28/10
Belfius Cure
by Ben Lacour
Ben Lacour directed this heartbreaking story for Belfius. The perfect mix between emotion and rationality. Because no matter how strong your facts are, sometimes hope is all you need.
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12/10
Moments of genius for Play Sports
by Sidney Van Wichelen
An insane goal scored by Rik Coppens... it's a shame almost no one ever saw it.
New work for Play Sports & TBWA ⚽️
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01/10
AG fire prevention
by Vincent Schroeven & Louk Voncken
Very hot social videos for AG to warn you for fire hazard.
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24/09
AG safe cycling
by Vincent Schroeven & Louk Voncken
AG lends cyclists a helping hand.
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24/09
WO=MEN
by power woman Nathalie Basteyns
An intimate & meaningful film for Belfius. Directed by Nathalie Basteyns with the help of a gender-balanced crew.
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21/09
Amnesty International
by Charlotte De Cort
Actor Josse De Pauw and author Saskia De Coster demand respect for human rights. Shot by Charlotte De Cort for Prophets.
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07/08
The cultural pro league
by Onder Stroom, Jasper & co
All cultural events got cancelled. Football was allowed. So they turned all theaters and venues into football clubs. What games are you looking forward to?
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20/07
Keep moving
by humans
Sport Vlaanderen continues to encourage everyone to exercise. An exciting high-speed drone production.
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15/07
Belfius car
by Ben Lacour
Belfius encourages to embrace the positive new habbits we've learned during lockdown. Beautifully told by Ben Lacour.
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11/07
Claiming back the flemish flag
by @jasperandnoortje
An other art project by our inhouse creative Jasper and his partner in crime Noortje. Claiming back the flemish flag as a symbol of àll inhabitants of Flanders. Something we can only encourage.
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01/07
Camping Belgica
de la petite crevette Hyun Lories
Time for sensual summer beats on radiostation StuBru with Camping Belgica. Staycation never sounded so hot. Featuring Morgan Van der Zeven, beat maker of Le 77 and renowned camping grounds sex symbol.
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25/05
BRUUT
for StuBru by Laura Van Haecke & Hyun Lories
A second new 24/7 music stream was launched by Belgian radio station StuBru today >> BRUUT: heavy guitars all day every day. Laura & Hyun crafted a completely different, but equally amazing, love letter to the rock genre.
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25/05
HOORAY
for StuBru by the talented Hyun & Laura
A love letter to hip hop to launch the new 24/7 hip hop music stream Hooray by Belgian radio station StuBru. Starring Blu Samu. By the hand of Mutant, Laura Van Haecke & Hyun Lories.
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12/05
Fosbury & Sons
homework by Frank Devos
Homeworking is great. Just not every day. And so is videocall directing. Frank Devos took on the challenge and directed this film without leaving his house.
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04/05
Ne grand merci
by Sidney 'mauve et blanc' Vanwichelen
The end of an era for football club RSCA and sponsor BNP Paribas Fortis.
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20/04
AKA De Mensen is born
8 months ago we started 'Humans'. So it was about time for a name change. Humans is now AKA De Mensen. New name, new style, new website, same people.
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31/03
Nachtraven wins Emmy Kids award
tv show by De Mensen for Ketnet
Nachtraven is the first Belgian tv show to win an International Emmy Kids Award. The show won in the category ‘Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment’ against ‘The Voice Kids’, ‘Lego Masters’ and ‘The Baby Boss’. Congrats to our talented colleagues at De Mensen!
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21/03
Sport Vlaanderen encourages to keep exercising
Humans
How to stay fit during lockdown in a safe way? 10 tips by Sport Vlaanderen, produced by locked down humans.
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18/03
Music video Eefje De Visser
by Tobi Jonson
An other masterpiece by Tobi Jonson for Eefje De Visser. “After shooting 'Bitterzoet' we had so many beautiful underwater images shot by Pieter Van Campe. These are now edited into a lyric video for Eefje's new single 'Stilstand'. In these strange covid times the song gets a whole new meaning. Stay safe & dream on!” Tobi Jonson
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04/03
Ben Lacour Walking the talk
for Kom op tegen Kanker & Eén
!Puppy-eyes alert! A campaign by Mutant to talk about cancer and to march against it, beautifully told by Ben Lacour.
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27/02
Food baby or real baby
@jasperandnoortje
Remember the controversial Taboob account on Instagram? Founders Jasper Declercq & Noortje Palmers launched yet an other controversial hit. Is it a food baby or a real baby? Get ready to train those babyspottingskills.
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24/02
Belfius results
by Eva Cools
If you believe in what you do, you know why to get out of bed every morning.
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22/02
BINTI awarded best European children’s film of 2019
Congrats Frederike Migom!
“Thank you to the ECFA jury, and thank you to everyone who is working to bring this film to all those kids all over the world, and thank you to everyone who’s seen it and to everyone who’s had a part in making it. Somehow it feels like we’ve come full circle. Ready now to move onto the next!” Frederike Migom
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05/02
Ikea masked chef
by Jevon Lambrechts
Jevon & DDB taking the Ikea Method kitchens to the test.
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31/01
New director
= William Van Bavel
William impressed with the shortfilm 'Hired' he made for a Narafi film school project. An insecure man starts his new job as a supermarket cassier with a very remarkable first day.
Watch it here
27/01
AG high in the hills
Humans
The Swiss alps are ready to receive the Belgian cyclo team.
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23/01
BINTI nominated at Sundance Film Festival
Frederike Migom conquering the US
Twelve-year-old Binti and her father, Jovial, are undocumented immigrants from the Congo, who have lived in Belgium since Binti was a baby. She dreams of living a normal life and aspires to be an online influencer, but their lives are upended when the refugee squat they are living in is raided by the Belgian police.
Through poignant storytelling that all audiences will enjoy, this award-winning film explores weighty issues with humor, empathy, and love. If you haven't seen it already, now is the time!
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14/01
Land Rover always straight on
Humans
Enough with all the detours. Why are we so concerned about what other people think? Tiptoeing around to avoid confrontation. Tom Waes has had enough...
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09/01
A bypass for Eén
by Filip & Joeri
Things heat up between Benny & Lu while watching a new episode of Blokken...
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08/01
Belfius wishes
by Heleen Declercq
This is a story about humans being human. Adding a warm personal message to their bank transfer. And about how a few well chosen words can transfer something way more important than money.
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